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Student Perspective: 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Studying Abroad – by Emily Pavlitsa, Virginia Tech

November 12, 2026

Emily shares insights and tips learned during her study abroad experience. She writes: Studying abroad was one of the most memorable and impactful experiences of my college career. As I spent three weeks exploring New Zealand’s South Island through Virginia Tech’s Sustaining Human Societies and the Environment program, I learned quite a bit about traveling, living with a group, and making…

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Update from AUIP on New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA)

July 26, 2019

Updated August 5, 2019 There have been some changes to New Zealand travel regulations, which we will detail here. This is the best information we have available at this time; please refer to Immigration NZ’s website for verification and further details. We will update this post with further information as it becomes available. From 1 October 2019, visitors to New…

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2016-2017 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: Sydney, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Wander Wisely

January 11, 2017

Shana-Kay Hart, the Penn State School of Visual Arts Down Under student blogger, writes: Quaint Parisian coffee shops, decadent Italian desserts, and alluring Caribbean beaches: travelling can be a very exciting time whether it is to France, South Africa, or Australia. When exploring a new country, city, and culture, you will understandably and hopefully be enamored and enraptured no matter…

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